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LEED v5 is Here: What to Know About the Business of Building Better 

By Tolga Tutar, Senior Sustainability Director at Skanska USA Building For the first time in over a decade, the U.S. Green Building Council...

Lynnwood Launches $38-$43MM Infrastructure Project to Expand Poplar Way Bridge

Washington city seeks contractors for major bridge and trail improvements The City of Lynnwood, Washington, is moving forward with an ambitious infrastructure project...

7 Brew Coffee Targets Pacific Northwest Expansion as Drive-Thru Competition Intensifies

Fast-growing Arkansas-based chain seeks high-traffic sites in Washington and Northern Idaho amid surging demand for convenience-focused beverage concepts The drive-thru coffee wars are...

Homestead Community Land Trust Moves Forward with Up to 300-Unit Hilltop Redevelopment in Tacoma

Seattle nonprofit plans up to 300 permanently affordable homes on former Rite Aid site acquired from Forterra In Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood, a new...

Pacific Northwest Apartment Market Shows Resilience as AvalonBay Reshuffles Portfolio

Seattle-area properties deliver solid rent growth while REIT executes strategic asset swaps AvalonBay Communities' Pacific Northwest portfolio posted one of the stronger performances...

Lenders Take Control of Westbank’s Stalled 1.2MM SQFT Seattle Tower Development

By The Registry Staff After seven years of construction delays, the ambitious WB1200 project in Seattle's Denny Triangle has been returned to the...

Seattle Retail Market Sees Vacancy Rise to 3.8% as Leasing Activity Falls to Five-Year Low

Q3 report shows 246,000 SQFT of negative absorption and 41 percent drop in sales volume as developers turn cautious The Puget Sound's retail...

Seattle Office Dream Dies: Chinese Developer Gemdale Lists Half-Block Property at 618 John After Abandoning 244,000 SQFT Tower Plan

The sale marks a dramatic reversal for a company that once saw Seattle as a key growth market Three years after unveiling ambitious...

Swift Real Estate Pivots to Residential Play at 425 Pontius as Seattle Office Market Transforms

Three years after buying a South Lake Union building for renovation, the firm faces financial pressure and a radically different plan In 2022,...

Alexandria Real Estate’s Struggles Deepen with Fourth Consecutive Quarterly Loss as Life Science Downturn Continues

Quarterly loss and major asset write-downs signal ongoing challenges for pioneering life science REIT Alexandria Real Estate Equities reported its fourth consecutive quarterly...

Seattle Office Market Vacancy Climbs to 22.7% as Challenges Persist

Leasing activity rises but negative absorption of 2.23 million SQFT year-to-date continues upward pressure on vacancies The Seattle office market is sending conflicting...

Alaska Airlines Bets Big on Premium Travelers With Split-Level Lounge Strategy

The carrier is investing in a new 20,000-square-foot facility at Sea-Tac as competition for high-spending flyers intensifies on the West Coast Alaska Airlines...